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Morten Frendrup
Danish footballer (born 2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morten Wetche Frendrup (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁɑnˀtʁɔp]; born 7 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Genoa. He has been capped for various Denmark national youth teams.
![]() Frendrup with Brøndby in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morten Wetche Frendrup[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Tuse, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tuse IF | |||
2013–2014 | Holbæk B&I | ||
2013–2018 | Brøndby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Brøndby | 78 | (2) |
2022– | Genoa | 84 | (4) |
International career | |||
2017 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Denmark U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Frendrup was born in Tuse and played youth football with Tuse IF and Holbæk B&I before starting his professional career with Brøndby IF, where he became the youngest player to debut for the club. He became an established player under manager Niels Frederiksen, and was part of the title-winning team of 2020–21. His performances earned him a move to Serie A club Genoa in February 2022.
He is a Denmark youth international, having appeared for the under-21 team since 2021.